老外最想聊的100个英语口语话题（72)：飞人刘翔

　　飞人刘翔

　　dialogue 1

　　UM: What do tbc Cbincse think of Liu Xiang?

　　中国人是怎样看待刘翔的呢?

　　Zhang: A national icon. He embodies the dream of the wbole Chinese people. Even tbough we have reaped dozcns of gold medals in weightlifting, diving. table tcnnis and so on.

　　success in the track and field events has been quite limied and Liu's victory in Athens marked a great breakthrough for Chincsc athlctics. He debunkcd an ingrained racial

　　stereotype.

　　他是个民族英雄，是中国人梦想的化身.我们在举重、!跳水、乒乓球等项目中拿到了许多金牌，在田径项目中却极少成功.刘翔在雅典夺冠对中国体育界来说是个突破性的进展.他打破了人们心中长久以来的种族偏见.

　　L I understand.Athlctic cVcntS rcflcct directly a nation's general physical aptitude.Westerncrs used to conceive of the Asian race as incompetent in track cvents. Liu's victory mcans this has bccome a thing of the past

　　我明白.田径赛事最能够直接体现一个民族的身体西方人习惯把黄种人看成足田径场上的弱者.显然，是嘉看法已经过时。

　　Z: Yeah, Asians bave pmven themsleves in recent years. We have made tremendous progress not only in track and field but also in rowing, swimming, cquestrian fencing, and so on

　　and so forth.

　　对.近年来，亚洲人证明了自己.我们不仅在田径上取得’了巨大突破，还在划艇、游泳、马术、击剑等许多项目中I。表现不俗.

　　L: So, that's why you burst into hystcria whcn Liu finisherd frrst in Athens, isn't it?WelI' by the same token, if the Amcrican table tcnnis team claimed the World Championship title onc day, wc would be on cloud ninel

　　这大概就是当初刘翔折桂雅典时，你们欣喜若狂的原因.吧?嗯，同样的道理，如果哪一天我们美田乒乓球队获 世乒赛冠军，我们也会欢天喜地的。

　　dialogue 2

　　Andrew: Liu Xiang quit the race in the first round. Did you hear the news?

　　安德鲁：刘翔第一轮就退出了.你听说没有?

　　Wang: I was in at the kill. We watchced with broken hearts he pullcd up lame.

　　我当时就在现场看呢。他起身一瘸一拐地离开时，真令人心碎.

　　A: Actually, I had held out high hopes for him, even though his rival Roberts was apparently in pcak condition. Now the whole nation is disappointcd. Oh, it was all the injurics. One can ncver tell about these sorts of things.

　　其实，虽然他的对手罗伯斯状态显然比他好，我还是非常看好他的.现在他令整个民族失望了.唉.都怪伤病，谁也说不准这类事。

　　W: Well. Liu is really off form this year, but I think it improper to put down an athlete justbecause he fails to win. His departure has been a huge surprise and a hcavy blow to us all,all right! Yet just recall tbose glories he has cIaimed for the country.

　　刘翔今年状态确实不好.可是我觉得还是不要仅仅因为没能搞得桂冠就瞧不起一名运动员，刘翔的离开令人吃惊，也确实是我们的一大损失.没错l但是为什么不想想他为田家夺取了多少荣誉呢?

　　A:Yes, I got you. How could any Chinese audicnce forgct that scene? It was a miraculous evening. He dashed likc a lightcning bolt through the finish line and roared up towards the

　　我理解你.中国观众永远都忘不了那个情景。奇迹诞生在那个傍晚，他像一道闪电冲过终点线，然后朝天大吼?…..

　　W: And a few minutcs latcr' he mounted the podium and sang the national anthcm, drapcd in a red flag. What an cnviablc scenc!

　　随后，他登上了颁奖台，披着红旗唱国歌。多么令人羡慕!

　　A: Yeah, yeah! We will never losc confidence in him. When llc rcturned to Shanghai afler the Games, he was even rcd-carpet treatment. He'II certainly be back on the rails again!

　　是啊.我们永远对他有信心.这次他回到上海，仍然受到了热烈的欢迎.他一定会东山再起的.